Tuesday, February 11, 2014

We
read a lot of books in this family! Every night the girls get to pick out two
books each. They have their favorites that get read again and again, and then
they had some we didn't get past the first four pages. I noticed my
girls had their opinions of what made a good and not so swell book. So I had a
crazy thought, "why not start a review blog and share what these two girls
think?" So I asked the girls. They were all for it. Why not? This would make
sure daddy didn't cop out when it was reading time. (Yes, sometimes
when I am tired, reading a picture book is the last on my list, but I do it for
my girls.) So we started Daddy's Girls Book Reviews. We plan on making
posts that share our reviews and opinions on picture books, chapter books, and
lower-level middle-grade books. We not only post our reviews here on the blog,
we share our reviews on amazon.com, b&n.com, and goodreads.com. Our hope is
to encourage those fantastic authors and illustrator to create more
fabulous books for us to read together.

Bedtime for Monstersby: Ed Vere

Summary: “In this hilarious bedtime
story, a monster is licking his lips . . . maybe he’s thinking about eating a
bedtime snack? And what if that snack just happened to be you? Gulp! He’s
getting closer and closer . . . and his tummy is rumbling really loudly. But
all this monster actually wants is a sloppy monster-sized goodnight kiss!”

Daddy’s
Girls Review: This
was a book we read again and again! It was engaging and fun. 3-year-old Bean
says, “I thought the monster was going to eat me! It turned out he only wanted
kisses. I liked the monster, he is cute! The art is fun, especially the ‘pickle
thorns’.” We recommend this book to anyone who wants a fun story with a
surprise at the end.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

This was last years Valentines Day treat that I had lots of fun creating with a friend. I shared on my last blog but thought I'd share it again here this year. Hope you have fun making them!

Ingredients:

1 box strawberry cake mix

3 eggs

1 cup milk

½ cup sour cream

1 container cream cheese frosting

Lollipop sticks

Candy melts

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large
bowl combine the cake mix, eggs, milk and sour cream, mix well. Pour batter
into a greased 9x13 baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven
and cool completely. Crumble the cake into a large bowl. Add the frosting and
mix with your hands, or the back of a spoon. Form into small bite sized balls
and freeze for several hours until firm. Remove from freezer. Reshape balls so
they are completely smooth. Push the lollipop sticks into the center of each
ball. Melt desired color of candy melts according to package directions and dip
cake pops, place on parchment paper to harden. Store the leftovers in the
fridge.Enjoy!

Tip:

I make the cakes balls a few days in
advanced and leave them in the freezer. The day I need them is when I decorate
them.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Ever since Daddy took Bean and Buggy to see the Disney movie Frozen they have been obsessed! They both can sing every song word for word as they do the actions/dancing that goes along with them. So naturally, when it came time for Bean to choose the Valentines she would like to take to preschool she wanted Elsa and Anna ones. After searching for them in lots of stores, I was only able to find them online but wasn’t impressed, so we did the next best thing and made our own. I got my idea and with Daddy’s Photoshop skills it came to life!

Do You Want to Build a Snowman is one of the girls’ favorite songs from the movie so I had the idea to use that and give treats for building a snowman. So included in the bag are: Three large marshmallows for the body, two small marshmallows for his feet, two pretzel sticks for arms, five raisins for eyes and buttons, and of course an orange candy for the nose! I found a picture online that we liked, and Daddy added in the words I came up with on Photoshop. Hence our Frozen valentine was created! Bean absolutely loves them and can’t wait to give them to her friends on Valentines day!

I left a boarder on the top of the cards when I cut them out to fold over with the bag then to attach the card and close the bag I stapled at the top corners. On the back white boarder I wrote, Love Bean.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

I came up with this recipe the other day while grocery shopping. I knew I wanted to create a new dessert recipe for Valentines Day, yet at the same time I'm trying to eat healthy and lose weight. So what better way to indulge in sweets than to make them healthy right? I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as I do!Seriously, how much easier (and healthier) can making a cookie get...

Ingredients:

1 box red velvet cake mix

1 ½ cups vanilla Greek yogurt

1 cup milk or white chocolate chips or ¾ cup mini
chocolate chips

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a
medium bowl combine the cake mix and yogurt. Mix well. Fold in the chocolate
chips. Scoop cookie dough in about 1 inch balls onto a parchment paper lined
cookie sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove from oven, cool for 5-10 minutes,
then remove cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store the cookies in
an air tight container. ENJOY!

Tip:

This recipe is also good as a dip, serve with Vanilla
Wafers and/or pretzels.

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About Mommy

Mommy enjoys being a mommy, cooking, quilting, crafting, reading, bubble baths, and cuddling with Daddy. Her favorite food is Italian food but only from one specific local restaurant—either that or a greasy cheese burger with fries. She loves music and can’t just pick one favorite song. Her favorite colors are hot pink and lime green. Her favorite princess is Jasmine.

About Daddy

Daddy enjoys being a daddy, reading with the girls, writing, painting, drawing, singing, dancing (not very good), playing pretend, movies, and sleeping (yes, he snores). His favorite food is spaghetti and pizza, or whatever Mommy is making that night. Like Mommy, he has an eclectic taste in music and loves just grooving to whatever is playing. His favorite color is red and his favorite princess is Merida.

About Bean

Bean, age 5, enjoys, art, school, singing, dancing, playing pretend, having “daddy time”, and being the center of attention. Her favorite foods are pizza and noodles from Panda Express. Her favorite songs are “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “I Am a Child of God”. Her favorite colors are pink and purple, which must be worn daily. Her favorite princesses are Ariel, and Elsa.

About Buggy

Buggy, age 3 enjoys dancing, dressing up, puzzles, animals, music, numbers and letters. Her favorite food is hotdogs—if it weren’t for them this child would starve to death. Her favorite song is “I Love to See the Temple”, which must be sung repeatedly before bedtime. Favorite colors are blue and pink. Her favorite princesses are Snow White and Elsa.

About Boo

Boo, age 0, enjoys eating, sleeping, and pooping. She loves food anything she is given she loves except carrots. Her favorite princess is whatever her big sisters decide, right now it's Cinderella.